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president obama appointed elizabeth warren to set up a new consumer financial protection agency. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, securities and banking experts lynn stout and bert ely assess the appointment, and the implications for both consumers and banks. >> lehrer: then, two stories from afghanistan. ray suarez looks at the preparations for tomorrow's parliamentary election. >> woodruff: and james foley of global post has a rare, on-the- ground view of a taliban ambush of an army infantry company in kunar province. >> lehrer: jeffrey brown gets some perspective on the middle east peace talks from glenn kessler of "the washington post." >> woodruff: kwame holman reports on how social conservatives are trying to shape the republican message for the fall campaign. >> i think we've reached a situation in a country where people are alarmed, scared. they're up set. and they're stirred up. >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks provide their weekly analysis. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and wi
president obama appointed elizabeth warren to set up a new consumer financial protection agency. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, securities and banking experts lynn stout and bert ely assess the appointment, and the implications for both consumers and banks. >> lehrer: then, two stories from afghanistan. ray suarez looks at the preparations for tomorrow's parliamentary election. >> woodruff: and james foley of global post has a rare, on-the- ground...
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. >> lehr: president obama went at it withouse republicans day at a conference in baltimore. it was a re no-holds-barred session between the chf ecutive and the opposition. we begin with excerpts. >> parof the reason i accepted your invitation to come here was because i wanted to speak withll of you, and not just to allf you. so i'm lookingorward to taking your questions an having a rl conversation in a few moments. and i hope the cversation we begin here doesn't end he, that we can continue our alogue in the days ahead. >> i am optimistic, i kn many of you indivially. and the irony, think, of our political climatright now is thacompared to other untries, the differens between the two major rties on most issues is nots big as it's reesented. but wee gotten caught up in the political ge in a way that just not helping. it's dividing our country in ways that are prevenng us from meeting the cllenge of the 1s centur i'm hopeful that the conversatione have today can helpeverse that. so tnk you very much. (applause) >> thank you. now i wod like to open up for questis. >> now last y
. >> lehr: president obama went at it withouse republicans day at a conference in baltimore. it was a re no-holds-barred session between the chf ecutive and the opposition. we begin with excerpts. >> parof the reason i accepted your invitation to come here was because i wanted to speak withll of you, and not just to allf you. so i'm lookingorward to taking your questions an having a rl conversation in a few moments. and i hope the cversation we begin here doesn't end he, that we can...
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the obama administration intervened to try to delay the execution. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: the phone hacking scandal in britain came full comes full circle today, with word that the "news of the world" tabloid will cease to publish after 168 years in business. margaret warner has the story. >> warner: the news electrified britain-- sunday's edition of "news of the world"-- the most widely read english language newspaper in the world-- will be its last. in sun valley, idaho today, media mogul rupert murdoch-- owner of parent company news corporation-- had no comment on the tabloid's closure. but his son james murdoch said in a statement to staffers: fundamentally, action taken a number of years ago by certain individuals, in what had been a good newsroom have breached the trust that the news of the world has with its readers. >> warner: those mistakes first came to light in 2005 when "news of the world" was accused of hacking into cell phone messages of members of the royal family and famous actors. o
the obama administration intervened to try to delay the execution. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: the phone hacking scandal in britain came full comes full circle today, with word that the "news of the world" tabloid will cease to publish after 168 years in business. margaret warner has the story. >> warner: the news electrified britain-- sunday's edition of "news of the world"-- the most widely read english language...
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president obama today backed india's bid for a permanent seat on the u.n. security council. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get analysis of the announcement, as well as the president's push for new business deals for u.s. and indian companies, and for better relations between india and pakistan. >> woodruff: then we update the investigation into the b.p. oil spill with excerpts from today's hearings and an interview with joel achenbach of the "washington post." >> we see no instance where a decision-making person or group of people sat there and opted to give up safety for cost. >> suarez: margaret warner looks at the state of middle east peace talks after israel announced it would move ahead with new settlements. >> woodruff: and we talk to tea party favorite senator-elect mike lee of utah about the campaign and governing in washington. that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> suarez: president obama's endorsement of india's demand for a permanent seat on the u.n. securit
president obama today backed india's bid for a permanent seat on the u.n. security council. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez. on the newshour tonight, we get analysis of the announcement, as well as the president's push for new business deals for u.s. and indian companies, and for better relations between india and pakistan. >> woodruff: then we update the investigation into the b.p. oil spill with excerpts from today's hearings and an interview with joel achenbach of the...
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we're into a different obama policy. it's a tough one. >> reporter: in the meantime, a british magazine, "the new statesman," quoted iran's top nuclear negotiator as saying iran will continue enriching uranium "at any price," including the threat of military attack. >> ifill: a killing in dubai that's becoming an international incident. we begin with julian manyon, reporting for "independent television news" from israel. >> reporter: filmed by israeli television one of the men whose names were used by the assassins in dubai. he's british born paul john keeley. and this is the man who used the false british passport in that name to slip through dubai airport on his way to take part in the assassination of the hamas leader mahmoud al-mabhouh. speaking in hebrew, mr. keeley said the theft of his identity had left him feeling worried, insecure and angry. the house is now shuttered, and mr. keeley normally lives in this small house in a kibbutz north of tel aviv where he makes a living as a handyman. when i spoke to him on th
we're into a different obama policy. it's a tough one. >> reporter: in the meantime, a british magazine, "the new statesman," quoted iran's top nuclear negotiator as saying iran will continue enriching uranium "at any price," including the threat of military attack. >> ifill: a killing in dubai that's becoming an international incident. we begin with julian manyon, reporting for "independent television news" from israel. >> reporter: filmed by...
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the obama administration took up their suggestion on that and made that law. well, what happened, where they ran into conflict, was the catholic church said, wait a minute. not only do we not want to provide contraception without a copayment, we don't want to have it in our plans in the first place. our problem with this requirement is you're forcing us to provide birth control when historically we haven't and we didn't want to. >> ifill: but they came up... they came up with a middle ground which is you don't have to provide it directly. as long as the institutes don't provide it directly, they would be safe. >> exactly. it's a very carefully threaded needle. the way they structured the compromise is that the employers, these catholic employers -- colleges, catholic hospitals, catholic charities -- they would still be required to provide the coverage to their employees. they would still get the benefit. but the compromise was that the employer wouldn't have to directly pay for it. they would funnel the payment through the insurance company. now it's kind of a
the obama administration took up their suggestion on that and made that law. well, what happened, where they ran into conflict, was the catholic church said, wait a minute. not only do we not want to provide contraception without a copayment, we don't want to have it in our plans in the first place. our problem with this requirement is you're forcing us to provide birth control when historically we haven't and we didn't want to. >> ifill: but they came up... they came up with a middle...
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obama who has taken an economy in trouble and made it even worse. >> president obama's answer to our economic crisis was more spending, more debt, and more government. no president had ever run a trillion dollar deficit. the new normal the president would have us embrace is trillion dollar deficits and 8% unemployment. >> woodruff: the republican frontrunner aimed to stay on the attack against the incumbent, hoping his latest wins would finally put the primary season behind him. a look at the "newshour's" vote 2012 map center shows that in wisconsin, romney dominated the city of milwaukee and surrounding suburbs, helping him win the badger state 44% to rick santorum's 37%. in maryland, heefeated santorum 49 to 29. and he cruised to victory in the district of columbia, where santorum wasn't on the ballot. with romney's momentum building, pressure mounted on santorum, but in his speech to supporters last night, the former pennsylvania senator vowed to press on: well, we'll threat other half of the republican party-- starting here in pennsylvania-- to go out in three weeks and during th
obama who has taken an economy in trouble and made it even worse. >> president obama's answer to our economic crisis was more spending, more debt, and more government. no president had ever run a trillion dollar deficit. the new normal the president would have us embrace is trillion dollar deficits and 8% unemployment. >> woodruff: the republican frontrunner aimed to stay on the attack against the incumbent, hoping his latest wins would finally put the primary season behind him. a...
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obama had made the right decisions about withdrawal. but among lawmakers, the plan drew fire from those who said it wasn't enough and from those who said it was too much. >> it is insufficient and more of the same. same strategy means the same costs and more casualties in support of a government that is corrupt and incompetent. we've been doing this for ten years. enough. >> america has a vested interest. that is how we begin to see victory. or we can just give up. >> reporter: the afghanistan plan also had its defenders from republican house speaker john boehner to democratic senator john kerry. >> i've said, since the president took office that if president listens to commanders and his diplomats in the region then i would support his plans. i am generally supportive of plan because there's enough flex in withdrawal to consider conditions on the ground and that's critically important to the long term success here. >> that if you really stop and think about it we have met our major goals as articulated by president. we significantly di
obama had made the right decisions about withdrawal. but among lawmakers, the plan drew fire from those who said it wasn't enough and from those who said it was too much. >> it is insufficient and more of the same. same strategy means the same costs and more casualties in support of a government that is corrupt and incompetent. we've been doing this for ten years. enough. >> america has a vested interest. that is how we begin to see victory. or we can just give up. >>...
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president obama demanded a final up or down vote on health care reform. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, democrats are ready to force action without bipartisan support. we'll have excerpts of the president's speech, and analysis from ceci connolly of the washington post and congress watcher norm ornstein. >> lehrer: then, two political stories. the first in new york where two top democrats are embroiled in ethics problems-- governor david paterson and house ways and means chairman charles rangel. >> ifill: and political tale number two-- from texas, where governor rick perry beat longtime senator kay bailey hutchison in yesterday's republican gubernatorial primary. >> texas voters said no. they said no to washington bureaucrats making decisions that state leaders and citizens should be making for themselves. >> lehrer: then, tom bearden reports on special courts that give probation and treatment-- not jailtime-- to veterans who plead guilty to crimes. >> i don't feel i got a special deal. i feel i got a just deal, i think justice was served in this case. >> ifi
president obama demanded a final up or down vote on health care reform. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, democrats are ready to force action without bipartisan support. we'll have excerpts of the president's speech, and analysis from ceci connolly of the washington post and congress watcher norm ornstein. >> lehrer: then, two political stories. the first in new york where two top democrats are embroiled in ethics problems-- governor david paterson...
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and president obama fell short in his bid to close a free trade deal with south korea. and to hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, for what's on the "newshour" online. hari? >> sreenivasan: two more takes on veteran's day: a look at how europe celebrates armistice day and a photo essay about veterans visiting the world war two memorial on the national mall. find more about the currency story on our "making sense" page where you can also pose questions to paul solman. and betty ann bowser previews her update on health care reform in massachusetts. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff? >> brown: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online and again here tomorrow evening with mark shields and david brooks, among others. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> opportunity is a powerful force. set it in motion, and it goes out into the world like fuel for the economy. one opportunity leading to another and another. we all have a hand in it, be
and president obama fell short in his bid to close a free trade deal with south korea. and to hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, for what's on the "newshour" online. hari? >> sreenivasan: two more takes on veteran's day: a look at how europe celebrates armistice day and a photo essay about veterans visiting the world war two memorial on the national mall. find more about the currency story on our "making sense" page where you can also pose questions to paul solman. and...
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for example president obama is going to a g.m. plant on friday that was scheduled to close as a result of bankruptcy and instead of winning concessions from the u.a.w. they decided to build the small car in the united states rather than korea. the union is eager to see as many jobs kept in the united states and that's a way to sell this to their members that, yes, we're not getting... a pay increase across the board, yes in case of chrysler they're getting aey smaller signing bons than the others but these are companies as mickey pointed out in the case of g.m. and chrysler that it would not have been able to go on without government bailouts in 2008 and so i think this is part of selling the deal and basically ensuring there's an auto industry from the next generation of u.a.w. workers. >> brown: when you think about u.a.w. selling it to the workers there has been some resistance, do you sense resistance out there among workers to these contracts? >> well, my project changing gears actually went to delta township, michigan, which
for example president obama is going to a g.m. plant on friday that was scheduled to close as a result of bankruptcy and instead of winning concessions from the u.a.w. they decided to build the small car in the united states rather than korea. the union is eager to see as many jobs kept in the united states and that's a way to sell this to their members that, yes, we're not getting... a pay increase across the board, yes in case of chrysler they're getting aey smaller signing bons than the...
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president obama has said he wants to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons. but what does that mean in practice? and what the prime minister did today was say that for israel it's not the weapon that matters it is stopping them earlier than that. there's a point in the enrichment process that we have to stop them which injects clarity into the debate about the overall objective. >> woodruff: so you're saying there was something new there? >> i think it's very useful that he helped clarify the israeli view that the definition of prevention, of stopping a nuclear weapon does not mean just before you turn the screw on the final device. it has to be to be effective it has to mean earlier in the enrichment process. >> woodruff: why is that significant? you started out saying you didn't hear anything new but maybe that is? >> we've been hearing about red lines for quite some time from the prime minister and he hasn't specified exactly what it is. it's been clear to all that uranium ren itchment is the long poll in the tent. but i think he still left vague as to whe
president obama has said he wants to prevent iran from getting nuclear weapons. but what does that mean in practice? and what the prime minister did today was say that for israel it's not the weapon that matters it is stopping them earlier than that. there's a point in the enrichment process that we have to stop them which injects clarity into the debate about the overall objective. >> woodruff: so you're saying there was something new there? >> i think it's very useful that he...
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obama spoke this afternoon, boehner came before the cameras with his answer: the president's position he said, is unsustainable. >> the long and short of it is there's going to be a negotiation here. we can't raise the debt ceiling without ing something about what's driving us to borrow more money and to live beyond our means. the idea that we should continue to spend money that we don't have and give the bill to our kids and our grand kids would be wrong. what the president said today was if there's unconditional surrender by republicans he'll sit down and talk to us. that's not the way our government works. >> holman: meanwhile, house republicans say they'll call for a special bipartisan committee work out fiscal issues and end the impasse. a similar group in 2011 tried and failed to reach an agreement on deficit reduction and the president today rejected trying that again. >> a quorum is present. >> holman: and over in the senate, democrats made plans to offer a straight-up bill raising the debt ceiling. it faced a likely republican filibuster. >> woodruff: the impasse in washingto
obama spoke this afternoon, boehner came before the cameras with his answer: the president's position he said, is unsustainable. >> the long and short of it is there's going to be a negotiation here. we can't raise the debt ceiling without ing something about what's driving us to borrow more money and to live beyond our means. the idea that we should continue to spend money that we don't have and give the bill to our kids and our grand kids would be wrong. what the president said today...
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in a way that is what president obama said. unfortunately, he lead with the '67 boarders and only then got to the land swaps and didn't say anything about the settlement swaps and i think that is what a little bit unnerves the israelis. i think if you flipped the order, say realities on the ground, 6 lines won't do it there need to be negotiated swaps, so i think it is a toneal, do you lean right, lean left. but i think the substance of the issue, everybody agrees as to how we need to approach it. >> suarez: jane harman this is an issue you have been watching very closely for years, the years that you've served in congress. do you see ground for negotiation here, room for negotiation between the two sides. >> absolutely. there's room for negotiation. the question is there a political will to negotiate. and the rhetoric is making this harder. i think that president abbas op ed in "the washington post" a week or so ago saying that palestine would go ahead with a vote in the u.n. general assemblies as an independent state, somethi
in a way that is what president obama said. unfortunately, he lead with the '67 boarders and only then got to the land swaps and didn't say anything about the settlement swaps and i think that is what a little bit unnerves the israelis. i think if you flipped the order, say realities on the ground, 6 lines won't do it there need to be negotiated swaps, so i think it is a toneal, do you lean right, lean left. but i think the substance of the issue, everybody agrees as to how we need to approach...
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obama's job called the report "weak and very troubling." republican front-runner mitt romney issued a statement saying: "millions of americans are paying a high price for president obama's economic policies. it is increasingly clear the obama economy is not working, and that after three years in office, the president's excuses have run out." reaction from u.s. financial markets will have to wait till next week. they were closed for the good friday holiday. and for more on the jobs picture, we're joined by greg ip of "the economist" magazine. thank you for being back with us, greg. >> pleasure to be here. >> woodruff: so what would you add to flesh out the story of what happened with job, by the way, we should point out most markets were closed. the stock markets were closed. the bond markets were open. >> the bond markets were open, and as you may know bond investors love bad news so bond prices were up a lot because the employment news was quite a bit worse than expected. i think there is this troubling feeling of deja vu. both last year a
obama's job called the report "weak and very troubling." republican front-runner mitt romney issued a statement saying: "millions of americans are paying a high price for president obama's economic policies. it is increasingly clear the obama economy is not working, and that after three years in office, the president's excuses have run out." reaction from u.s. financial markets will have to wait till next week. they were closed for the good friday holiday. and for more on...
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but he won't be meeting with president obama. a senior administration official said today that the iranians told the u.s. it was "too complicated" to meet this week. a short time ago, iranian president rouhani spoke at the united nations, striking a conciliatory tone on his country's nuclear program. he also said that he hopes president obama would not be swayed by "warmongering pressure groups." >> ( translated ): nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction have no place in iran's security and defense doctrine and contradict our fundamental religious and ethical convictions. our interests make it imperive that we remove any and all reasonable concerns about iran's peaceful nuclear program. we can al line a framework to manage our differences. >> ifill: margaret joins me from the united nations now. margaret, earlier today, the president directed his secretary of state to meet with his counterpart. is -- his iranian counterpart than we expected and thought there might be a hand shake or a sideline meeting at the united
but he won't be meeting with president obama. a senior administration official said today that the iranians told the u.s. it was "too complicated" to meet this week. a short time ago, iranian president rouhani spoke at the united nations, striking a conciliatory tone on his country's nuclear program. he also said that he hopes president obama would not be swayed by "warmongering pressure groups." >> ( translated ): nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction...
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under pressure from the obama administration, b.p. set up a $20 billion compensation fund administered by ken feinberg, who made a series of visits to hear the stories of spill victims. to date, more than $2 billion in emergency relief has been paid to 125,000 people and businesses across the gulf region. yesterday, marked the deadline for filing such short-term claims. today, feinberg announced rules for phase two: processing what he hopes will be final payments to those who suffered long-term damage. claimants will have two options: if damages are proven, they can get a lump sum final payment, but must give up the right to sue b.p. and other companies involved in the spill. or, they can continue to receive interim payments, on a quarterly basis, without giving up the right to sue. >> we're running out of money quick, okay? and we have already closed one business, okay? >> brown: even as emergency payments have continued, feinberg has faced complaints from local citizens and government officials over the size and pace of payments, th
under pressure from the obama administration, b.p. set up a $20 billion compensation fund administered by ken feinberg, who made a series of visits to hear the stories of spill victims. to date, more than $2 billion in emergency relief has been paid to 125,000 people and businesses across the gulf region. yesterday, marked the deadline for filing such short-term claims. today, feinberg announced rules for phase two: processing what he hopes will be final payments to those who suffered long-term...
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michael dukakis in '78, barack obama in 2008. republicans is a predictability it was john mccain's turn in 2008. it was bob dole's turn in '96, george herbert walker bush in '92 and reagan in '80. there is no sense of order in this race. it's nobody's turn. there is nobody in line. the republicans form a line. democrats fall in love when they pick nominees that is sort of the difference between the two parties. the democrats are emotionally glandular, republicans are conventional, promote within. there isn't anybody that emerged yet. >> lehrer: byron, is there a feeling among republicans, potential candidates and the people who might support some of these candidates that barack obama is vulnerable, that he can be had in 2012? >> you know, there's two ways of thinking about this. a number of republicans seem to be scared of the president, even though his approval ratinging is in the high 40s right now. and others are saying look, think back to 1992. george h.w. bush had an approval rate being 90%. he was inadvice-- invincible, all
michael dukakis in '78, barack obama in 2008. republicans is a predictability it was john mccain's turn in 2008. it was bob dole's turn in '96, george herbert walker bush in '92 and reagan in '80. there is no sense of order in this race. it's nobody's turn. there is nobody in line. the republicans form a line. democrats fall in love when they pick nominees that is sort of the difference between the two parties. the democrats are emotionally glandular, republicans are conventional, promote...
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so we know there is some obama support here. the obama campaign tells us they have eight campaign offices open in the state. more than any of the republicans. they say they've made 350,000 phone calls. they say they are gearing up and ready to go. and the president is going to be talking to all these caucus sites. they're going to be caucusing around the state tonight as well. 250-some places in iowa. the president will be defending his record and trying to put iowa under his belt again in 2012. >> ifill: thanks a lot, judy. we'll be back to pick your brain all night especially later tonight when we begin to get some results. >> woodruff: great. see you then. now we turn to "des moines register" pollster j. ann selzer, who has been tracking a race that in recent days has turned into a three-way grudge match. ann, what is your final survey that came out this weekend, we were all sitting on the edge of our seats on new year's eve waiting for it. what did it tell us about who is actually going to be voting tonight and why? >> well,
so we know there is some obama support here. the obama campaign tells us they have eight campaign offices open in the state. more than any of the republicans. they say they've made 350,000 phone calls. they say they are gearing up and ready to go. and the president is going to be talking to all these caucus sites. they're going to be caucusing around the state tonight as well. 250-some places in iowa. the president will be defending his record and trying to put iowa under his belt again in...
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president obama's new budget drew fire today from both sides of the aisle. plans to use $30 billion from the bank rescue program, "tarp," to help small businesses. that prompted a heated exchange. >> remember, the purpose of tarp was to address problems in our financial markets. one of the... and it has been remarkably successful in bringing credit spreads back down to normal levels. one of the lingering problems in our financial markets is access to credit for small businesses. it's why in this budget.... >> no, no, no. let me read it to you again because you don't appear to understand the law. the law is very clear. the monies recruit from the tarp shall be paid into the general fund of the treasury for the reduction of the public debt. it's not for piggy bank because you're concerneded about lend to go small businesses. >> this could require.... >> and you want to get a political event when you go out and make a speech in nashua new hampshire. >> sreenivasan: that was a reference to the president's appearance today at a town hall meeting in new hampshire.
president obama's new budget drew fire today from both sides of the aisle. plans to use $30 billion from the bank rescue program, "tarp," to help small businesses. that prompted a heated exchange. >> remember, the purpose of tarp was to address problems in our financial markets. one of the... and it has been remarkably successful in bringing credit spreads back down to normal levels. one of the lingering problems in our financial markets is access to credit for small businesses....
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the obama administration reported today that the real figure is 49.7 million americans, based on a new way of measuring. the higher number takes into account out-of-pocket medical costs and work-related expenses that drive more people below the poverty line. the obama administration's top health official told congress today that delaying implementation of the new health care law is "not an option." kathleen sebelius, the health and human services secretary, said even with web site problems, there's still "plenty of time" to enroll. we'll have highlights of her appearance later in the program. secretary of state john kerry scrambled today to revive stalled peace talks between israel and the palestinians. he met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu, and then palestinian president mahmoud abbas in the west bank town of bethlehem. and he said israel's settlement building is a major stumbling block. >> we consider now, and have always considered, the settlements to be illegitimate. and i want to make it extremely clear that at no time did the palestinians in any way agree as a mat
the obama administration reported today that the real figure is 49.7 million americans, based on a new way of measuring. the higher number takes into account out-of-pocket medical costs and work-related expenses that drive more people below the poverty line. the obama administration's top health official told congress today that delaying implementation of the new health care law is "not an option." kathleen sebelius, the health and human services secretary, said even with web site...
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president obama needs to recognize that brazil's rise is real. r i think that he doesn't. >> warner: none of that political tension was apparent today.ne both leaders stressed basic economic issues. >> brazil's been an extraordinary leader in biofuels and obviously is also becoming a world player when it comes to oil and gas development.lo and the united states is not only a potential large customer to brazil but we think that we can cooperate closely on a whole range of energy projects together. >> warner: rousseff spoke bluntly about the blow-back on developing countries from the monetary policies of the u.s. and europe. >> they lead to a depreciation in the value of the currency in developed countries, thus impairing growth outlooks in emerging countries. >> warner: brazilian journalist said the tone is in keeping with each leader's cool business-like personality. >> i don't think we'll be seeing something like president bush and president lula, you know, the two guys who could go for a beer. i would never imagine president rousseff going for
president obama needs to recognize that brazil's rise is real. r i think that he doesn't. >> warner: none of that political tension was apparent today.ne both leaders stressed basic economic issues. >> brazil's been an extraordinary leader in biofuels and obviously is also becoming a world player when it comes to oil and gas development.lo and the united states is not only a potential large customer to brazil but we think that we can cooperate closely on a whole range of energy...
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and president obama signaled he's exploring republican ideas on health care reform. the newshour is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari. >> sreenivasan: we check in with politico for a health care update. reporter jeanne cummings looks ahead to president obama's speech tomorrow and the next steps for reform legislation. you can ask paul solman questions about the financial crisis and the state of the economy on his "making sense" page. and "art beat" gets all shook up at an exhibit paying homage to elvis presley at the national portrait gallery. all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. jeff. >> brown: and that's the newshour for tonight. i'm jeffrey brown. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lehrer. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? everyd
and president obama signaled he's exploring republican ideas on health care reform. the newshour is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari. >> sreenivasan: we check in with politico for a health care update. reporter jeanne cummings looks ahead to president obama's speech tomorrow and the next steps for reform legislation. you can ask paul solman questions about the financial crisis and the state of the economy on his "making sense" page....
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in 2008 that fell down to 31% for john mckane, 67% for barack obama. it's-- at 16% in the census they are now the largest minority in the country, latinos are. and almost one out of four people in this country under the age of 17 is latino. so it's politically important, especially in states like nevada and new mexico and governor napolitano's arizona, new mexico, colorado. those are important, that's an important vote. so it's going to get attention but it's to the going to get-- . >> lehrer: do agree with that. >> i do. i think the president's speech in texas was a political speech. but being political does not mean that it's cynical. the president would prefer to see a comprehensive reform. he's welcome to talk about that. symbolism is very important in ethnic politics. republicans the last few years have been providing symbols of exclusion. talking about changing the 14th amendment and the arizona law, the crackdown there. obama wants to provide some symbols of inclusion for political reasons. there's nothing wrong with that. it's not eventually en
in 2008 that fell down to 31% for john mckane, 67% for barack obama. it's-- at 16% in the census they are now the largest minority in the country, latinos are. and almost one out of four people in this country under the age of 17 is latino. so it's politically important, especially in states like nevada and new mexico and governor napolitano's arizona, new mexico, colorado. those are important, that's an important vote. so it's going to get attention but it's to the going to get-- . >>...
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. >> the day that president obama came into office. >> reporter: and minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann, who lost two top staffers this week, was trailing the field. she discounted the low turnout at a meet-and-greet event in early iowa this afternoon. >> i guess our effort wasn't to bring crowds out. we were just dropping in. >> brown: as the weekend arrived, the race in iowa remained fluid. many likely caucus-goers said they were still deciding on which candidate to support come tuesday. wood wood is in iowa reporting for us through the voting next tuesday night. i spoke with her a short time ago in des moines. so, judy, for a long time it seemed mitt romney wasn't going to fight that hard in iowa, but no more, right? >> woodruff: well, that's right, jeff. it looks that way. the first thing we need to say is what a large number of undecided voters there are in iowa and you'll hear a little more about that in a minute when you see the interview i did with voters last night. having said that, you where are right, mitt romney on top in two of the most recent polls, right at arou
. >> the day that president obama came into office. >> reporter: and minnesota congresswoman michele bachmann, who lost two top staffers this week, was trailing the field. she discounted the low turnout at a meet-and-greet event in early iowa this afternoon. >> i guess our effort wasn't to bring crowds out. we were just dropping in. >> brown: as the weekend arrived, the race in iowa remained fluid. many likely caucus-goers said they were still deciding on which candidate...
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at one point, he quotes president obama as saying: last week, at a washington forum, the u.s. special envoy to pakistan and afghanistan, richard holbrooke, underscored the challenge. >> the overall relationship with pakistan is complicated, more complicated than any other strategic relationship i've ever been involved in. but at the end of the day, success in afghanistan-- however you define success-- is not achievable unless pakistan is part of the solution, not part of the problem. >> warner: to shore up pakistan, congress last year approved a giant package of non-military aid: $7.5 billion over five years. the u.s. has sent additional funds to help deal with the floods-- more than $360 million so far. for a closer look at the strains in this crucial alliance, we're joined by: shuja nawaz, director of the south asia center at the atlantic council and author of its recent report, "pakistan in the danger zone: a tenuous u.s./pakistan relationship"; and david ignatius, a columnist for the "washington post." he recently returned from a reporting trip to pakistan. and welcome bac
at one point, he quotes president obama as saying: last week, at a washington forum, the u.s. special envoy to pakistan and afghanistan, richard holbrooke, underscored the challenge. >> the overall relationship with pakistan is complicated, more complicated than any other strategic relationship i've ever been involved in. but at the end of the day, success in afghanistan-- however you define success-- is not achievable unless pakistan is part of the solution, not part of the problem....
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: the obama administration harshly criticized russia and china today for vetoing a u.n. security council resolution aimed at halting the escalating violence in syria. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez on the "newshour" tonight. we look at the diplomatic stand- off, and the mounting concerns about the syrian government's possible use of chemical weapons. >> brown: then, we examine the use of a one-drug lethal injection on a prisoner last night in texas-- the state that executes more convicts than any other. >> suarez: as delegates arrive in washington for an international aids conference, we have two progress reports: gwen ifill gets an update from the director of the united nations program on aids. >> brown: and we assess the epidemic here in our nation's capital, where the infection rate is the highest in the country. >> we have people who will be tested repeatedly in hopes that one of those tests will be negative so that they can say i don't have h.i.v. we have people who think they can pray their h
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: the obama administration harshly criticized russia and china today for vetoing a u.n. security council resolution aimed at halting the escalating violence in syria. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> suarez: and i'm ray suarez on the "newshour" tonight. we look at the diplomatic stand- off, and the mounting concerns about the syrian government's possible use of chemical weapons. >> brown: then, we examine...
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we assess how the obama administration has responded to the crisis in syria, and we compare that to the reaction to the turmoil in egypt and libya. find that on the "rundown." musician moby talks about his love of photography and his new book of images taken while on tour. that's on "art beat." all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at the impact of the mississippi river flooding on the louisiana environment. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> i want to know what the universe... >> looks like. >> feels like. >> from deep space. >> to a microbe. >> i can contribute to the world by pursuing my passion for science. >> it really is the key to the future. >> i want to design... >> a better solar cell. >> i want to know what's really possible. >> i want to be the first to cure cancer. >> people don't really understand why thgs work. >> i want t
we assess how the obama administration has responded to the crisis in syria, and we compare that to the reaction to the turmoil in egypt and libya. find that on the "rundown." musician moby talks about his love of photography and his new book of images taken while on tour. that's on "art beat." all that and more is on our web site, newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on wednesday, we'll look at the impact of the mississippi river...
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. >> president obama wants to put free enterprise on trial and in last few days we've seen some desperate republicans join forces with him. ( boos ) this is such a mistake for our party and our nation. the country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy, we have to offer an alternative vision. i stand ready to lead us down a different path where we are lifted up by a desire to succeed, not dragged down by resentment of success. >> ifill: and this morning, on abc, he said his economic experience is precisely the quality that most qualifies him for the presidency. >> i think the people in south carolina want someone who knows how to work the economy for the benefit of america and can get good jobs back in this country and keep us an opportunity nation. >> ifill: the criticism of the undisputed frontrunner has now spread to south carolina's radio and television airwaves. >> what happened after massachusetts moderate changed his position from pro abortion to pro life? >> ifill: the gingrich ad highlights a reversal romney himself acknowledges-- that he changed his
. >> president obama wants to put free enterprise on trial and in last few days we've seen some desperate republicans join forces with him. ( boos ) this is such a mistake for our party and our nation. the country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy, we have to offer an alternative vision. i stand ready to lead us down a different path where we are lifted up by a desire to succeed, not dragged down by resentment of success. >> ifill: and this...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: president obama and republican lawmakers struggled anew to reach a grand bargain on a budget cutting deal aimed at averting a government default. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, kwame holman has the latest on the claims and counter claims. and we get the perspective of two senate members of the bipartisan "gang of 6"-- democrat kent conrad and republican saxby chambliss. >> brown: then, in his final report from indonesia, ray suarez looks at efforts to combat rising food prices and malnutrition. >> a really smart pilot project in this jakarta neighborhood is giving families a way to make sure their youngest children are getting properly nourished. >> woodruff: we examine what's behind the borders bookstore bankruptcy as the chain prepares to shutter most of its nearly 400 outlets. >> brown: we continue our collaboration with "the economist" to highlight the art of filmmaking. tonight, one family's harrowing battle to keep their land in zimbabwe, despite brutal i
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> brown: president obama and republican lawmakers struggled anew to reach a grand bargain on a budget cutting deal aimed at averting a government default. good evening. i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, kwame holman has the latest on the claims and counter claims. and we get the perspective of two senate members of the bipartisan "gang of 6"-- democrat kent conrad...
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his numbers are in the not that bad neither are barack obama. both have 50%, maybe a little bit more that disapprove of their job performance so that is a problem for them. but the polling i have seen here, mostly private polling shows that people want a mix of spending cuts and taxes to solve this current problem. just as they did for the state problem. democrats, of course, and republicans split about the same way. >> woodruff: karen kasler, picking up on that, do you get a sense in ohio on which side the public would blame if either the debt ceiling isn't reached, if it isn't raised and there is default, or conversely if it's passed and it's just not enough in the way of cuts? >> i don't know. because certainly ohioans are very concerned about the economy. i mean our jobless rate has been rising steadily. it was in a bad place for a while. but in the last month it went down or went up rather two ticks. so a lot of people are very concerned about the economy. we lost a lot of jobs, especially manufacturing jobs and foreclosure crisis hit ohio
his numbers are in the not that bad neither are barack obama. both have 50%, maybe a little bit more that disapprove of their job performance so that is a problem for them. but the polling i have seen here, mostly private polling shows that people want a mix of spending cuts and taxes to solve this current problem. just as they did for the state problem. democrats, of course, and republicans split about the same way. >> woodruff: karen kasler, picking up on that, do you get a sense in...
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>> good. >> can you beat obama? >> yes. >> woodruff: gingrich was in new york to meet with real estate mogul donald trump who plans to host a republican debate in iowa later this month. some of the new support for gingrich in iowa came from herman cain who quit the race on saturday amid allegations of sexual harassment and an extra marital affair. >> i am suspending my presidential campaign because of the continued distraction, the continued hurt caused on me and my family. >> woodruff: the gingrich rise has also come at the expense of romney whose lead in the first primary state, new hampshire, has been cut in half. until now romney had mainly avoided criticizing his republican rivals, but he went after gingrich last week on fox news. >> he spent his last 0 or 40 years in washington. i spent my career in the private sector. i think that's what the country needs right now. >> woodruff: for all of the candidates the calendar is increasingly critical. iowa votes on january 3 followed one week later by the new hampshir
>> good. >> can you beat obama? >> yes. >> woodruff: gingrich was in new york to meet with real estate mogul donald trump who plans to host a republican debate in iowa later this month. some of the new support for gingrich in iowa came from herman cain who quit the race on saturday amid allegations of sexual harassment and an extra marital affair. >> i am suspending my presidential campaign because of the continued distraction, the continued hurt caused on me and...
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on wednesday, we'll look at president obama's plans to strengthen u.s. military ties with australia, a move that would counter china's growing presence in the pacific. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> intelligent computing technology is making its way into everything from cars to retail signs to hospitals; creating new enriching experiences. through intel's philosophy of investing for the future, we're helping to bring these new capabilities to market. we're investing billions of dollars in r&d around the globe to help create the technologies that we hope will be the heart of tomorrow's innovations. nvestitong today in technological advances here at intel, we can make a better tomorrow. >> and by bnsf railway. chevron. we may have more in common than you think. >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the idea that all people deserve the chance to live a healthy, productive
on wednesday, we'll look at president obama's plans to strengthen u.s. military ties with australia, a move that would counter china's growing presence in the pacific. i'm margaret warner. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. we'll see you online, and again here tomorrow evening. thank you, and good night. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> intelligent computing technology is making its way into everything from cars to retail signs to hospitals; creating new...
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obama administration officials will return to the gulf coast starting tomorrow to check on b.p.'s progress in plugging the leak and ongoing efforts to fend off the oil slick. judy. >> there was talk today that some of this oil may get west of the mississippi river. what more do you know about that? >> governor jindal said he gotÑi projection from the national oceanic association that there was a poss portion of the slick would get past the mouth of the mississippi and move to the west. if that happens, it will force the oil into baratarier bay, which is 70% of the available resources to louisiana fishermen, and that would, of course, cause some serious problems for them as well. >> woodruff: and governor jindal spoke about louisiana and taking some of the cleanup into their own hands. what was he referring to? >> tom: he was standing in front of a jack boat, which is a boat that has pillars, which allows it to put the pillars down into the floor of the sea bed and jacks the boat out of the water. there are going to be 10 of those, they hope, eventually, that will serve as floati
obama administration officials will return to the gulf coast starting tomorrow to check on b.p.'s progress in plugging the leak and ongoing efforts to fend off the oil slick. judy. >> there was talk today that some of this oil may get west of the mississippi river. what more do you know about that? >> governor jindal said he gotÑi projection from the national oceanic association that there was a poss portion of the slick would get past the mouth of the mississippi and move to the...
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the white house announced today president obama will travel to colorado to tour the fire scene this friday. for more on where things stand, i spoke a short time ago with colorado governor john hickenlooper. governor hickenlooper, thank you for joining us. can you give us a sense of how much worse this devastation is today than it was this time yesterday? >> well, you know, we've got this terrible drought, and we've been fighting a number of fires around colorado-- again, relatively speaking, a tiny part of the state but it seems like there's been a lot of fires. and we knew we had this fire started on saturday just to the west of colorado prescription. but it was over on the other side of the mountain. late yesterday afternoon, we had those, you know, a front move through with high winds, what they call a column collapse, and literally in a matter of hours the fire just blew past everything that had been done over-- i mean, nothing could have stopped it. 60, 70-mile-per-hour gustes of winds pushed it through the trees and into the the residential subdivisions at a pace-- again, the firefig
the white house announced today president obama will travel to colorado to tour the fire scene this friday. for more on where things stand, i spoke a short time ago with colorado governor john hickenlooper. governor hickenlooper, thank you for joining us. can you give us a sense of how much worse this devastation is today than it was this time yesterday? >> well, you know, we've got this terrible drought, and we've been fighting a number of fires around colorado-- again, relatively...
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vermont's attorney and the obama administration's deputy solicitor general argued that all this law does basically is put the physician on the same level as the pharmacy company. the pharmacies. the pharmacies have all the control right now about whether this information enters the stream of commerce. now the physician is on the same level and can or cannot give consent. >> suarez: how did the justices take these two arguments from the data-miners on one hand and from the state on the other. >> for vermont's attorney i think it was akin into running into a buzz saw. justice scalia was most critical of the state law. he criticized the purpose saying really the purpose here is to protect doctors from being bothered by drug sales representatives. the effect of the law, he said, really is to restrict the most effective, efficient means of communication between drug companies and doctors. on the other side justice society mayor... sotomayor raised an interesting difficulty with the argument of the drug companies. she told thomas gold stein who was representing the data-mining companies and th
vermont's attorney and the obama administration's deputy solicitor general argued that all this law does basically is put the physician on the same level as the pharmacy company. the pharmacies. the pharmacies have all the control right now about whether this information enters the stream of commerce. now the physician is on the same level and can or cannot give consent. >> suarez: how did the justices take these two arguments from the data-miners on one hand and from the state on the...
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. >> woodruff: president obama sounded a similar note in a statement saying, while neither democrats nor republicans got everything they wanted, this agreement is the right thing to do for our country and the house should pass it without delay. the president and house speaker john boehner had once talked of a grand bargain with $4 trillion in deficit reduction. instead, the congressional budget office calculated today that extending the bush-era tax cuts for 99% of americans would add $4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade. the senate measure delays mandatory pentagon and domestic spending cuts by two months. as the house convened at midday, a number of republican congressmen complained the bill is still too heavy on tax hikes and too light on spending cuts. ohio's steve la tourette dismissed it as a "package put together by a bunch of sleep- deprived octogenarians on new year's eve." and the alabama representative said the house needs more time. >> the house must postpone this vote until congress and the american people have time to study and evaluate this extraordinarily c
. >> woodruff: president obama sounded a similar note in a statement saying, while neither democrats nor republicans got everything they wanted, this agreement is the right thing to do for our country and the house should pass it without delay. the president and house speaker john boehner had once talked of a grand bargain with $4 trillion in deficit reduction. instead, the congressional budget office calculated today that extending the bush-era tax cuts for 99% of americans would add $4...
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president obama said americans would be able to keep their existing insurance, but insurers are canceling thousands of policies. lawmakers from both parties are now complaining about a process they say is at best unclear and at worst seriously flawed. medicare and medicaid chief marilyn tavenner told a senate hearing today the troubled web site's performance is improving. >> we are now able to process 17 registrants per hour or five per second with almost no errors. we've updated the site several times since october 1, fixing bugs and improving the healthcare.gov experience. we've added more capacity and we've doubled the number of servers in order to meet demand. >> ifill: in washington last night, the president told supporters he has "one more campaign" in him, to prove the health care law will work for everyone. he'll take that pitch to dallas tomorrow, meeting with enrollment volunteers. federal findings today raised major questions about day care. the inspector general for the department of health and human services found that 21 states do not require a yearly unannounced inspection
president obama said americans would be able to keep their existing insurance, but insurers are canceling thousands of policies. lawmakers from both parties are now complaining about a process they say is at best unclear and at worst seriously flawed. medicare and medicaid chief marilyn tavenner told a senate hearing today the troubled web site's performance is improving. >> we are now able to process 17 registrants per hour or five per second with almost no errors. we've updated the site...